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Realize Your True Nature
In this, the final part of his series on tantra, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche presents practices for recognizing the true nature of mind—empty and open, luminous and aware.
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The Kung Fu Nuns, Fighting for All Sentient Beings
Karen Greenspan reports for Lion's Roar on this courageous group of Himalayan Buddhist sisters, who champion gender equality and respect for the environment.
No hay maestro de Zen
En el Zen, la sabiduría proviene de la experiencia personal. Todo el mundo es estudiante, incluso los maestros.
A Buddhist and a Cop?
Dexter Cohen Bohn shares how NYPD Detective Jeff Thompson incorporates his Buddhist practice into role as a police officer.
Healing America’s Racial Karma
It started before I was born. It began before you were born, too, this turning wheel of racialized consciousness. Its tracks are evident across the face of time and the threads of human connection. Let us propose this is not an intractable condition but a legacy of human thought, speech, and physical behaviors. Our racialized…
The Simple Insight That Made Me a Buddhist
John Mifsud shares the story of how he found himself at the feet of a golden Buddha in Thailand, where a simple insight changed his perspective.
Tuning In: A Buddhist Subtle Energy Practice for Anxiety
What does your body tell you when you're anxious? C. Pierce Salguero explains how Buddhist practice can help us tune in when strong emotions arise.
Nuestros maestros no son dioses
Rob Preece, practicante y psicoterapeuta veterano, dice que, aunque como estudiantes podemos ser devotos de nuestros maestros, ya no podemos darnos el lujo de idealizarlos.
The Practice of Love
For many of us, opening our hearts to ourselves may be the hardest part of the path. Here, the late John Welwood shares how and why meditation helped him do it — unconditionally.
A Meditation to Develop Bodhichitta
Thubten Chodron on how to develop bodhichitta, the aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit others.
Growing Together
To commit to another person is to embark on an adventurous journey, writes Thich Nhat Hanh. You must be wise and patient to keep your love alive so it will last for a long time.
What Is a “Darkness Retreat”?
Rod Meade Sperry talks to Lama Justin von Bujdoss about the practice of "darkness retreat," which made headlines this week after NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers revealed he will soon undertake the practice to determine the future of his football career.
Healing the Scars of History
Retreats are being held at Auschwitz, a former plantation, and a site where Indigenous people were massacred. Lindsay Kyte reports on how retreatants are finding freedom from their ancestral pain.
You’re Going to Carry That Weight
Does enlightenment make you a good person? Seth Zuihō Segall ponders the balancing act of enlightenment and admirability in Zen Buddhism.
Rompiendo el silencio sobre la conducta sexual inapropiada
Willa Blythe Baker ofrece su dolorosa experiencia personal sobre la conducta sexual inapropiada por parte de un gurú. También brinda una recomendaciones para comunidades e individuos sobrevivientes de este tipo de abuso.
Heart to Heart
From Harriet Tubman to narcissism to Appalachian Zen — Bonnie Nadzam reviews new books that are sparking conversation.
Walking Meditation: The Dance that Saves All Beings
Walking meditation in Zen practice is simple, which is no doubt why I needed decades to figure it out. Once an opportunity to stretch and look around, to wander and rove, I now see walking meditation as a pilgrimage, a holy waltz, a march to save all beings. I just needed lots of practice and—critically—others…
In the Dead of Night
Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller reflects on the thoughts that used to keep her tossing and turning at night. From the March 2023 issue of Lion's Roar.
Finding My Spiritual Home as a Muslim and Buddhist
Som Pourfarzaneh’s two religions are sometimes at odds. Can he practice both without losing the richness of either?